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F. MALOCSAY TALKIFG MACHINE Filed May 24, 1915 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec.1,

F. MALOCSAY TALKING MACHINE Filed llay 1915 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 F. MALOCSAY TALKING [Adam Filed llay 24 1915 4 shins-sum a Dec. 1, 1925. 1,564,008

, F. MALOCSAY TALKING momma Fild May 24. 1915 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. V

FRANK MALOCSAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SONORA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TALKING Macrame.

Application filed May 24, 1915. Serial No. 30,066.

the borough of the Bronx, county of Bronx,

city and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in TalkingMachines, of Which the following i is a specification.= a

My invention relates totalking machines, and particularly to those of the disc record type andhas-for its object to produce a,device whereby an operator onsuch a talking machine will be able to tell at a glance the amount of springpower the motor contains at any time, and how many records may be run off before it will be. necessary .to rewind the motor. r

A further object is to produce a device which will indicate when the motoris com pletely wound.

A further object isto provide means-for locking the motor against rotation when there is not sufficient power in the motor to play a full record.

These andfurther objects will more fully appear in the followingspecification and accompanying drawing, considered together or separately.

I have illustrated my improved device'in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of a talking machine.

Fig. 2 is a plan moved.

Fig. 3'is a plan view with parts broken away Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the parts in a different position.

a Fig. ,5 is a. detail sectional view taken on the line '55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a similar viewtaken on the line 66 of Fig.

Fig. 7 is a similar view taken on the line 77 of'Fig; 8.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 of Fig. 5,and

Fig.9 is a section on the line 99 of Fig.

' In the drawings in'which the same parts in all of the "several. figures are designated by similar reference characters, 1 designates a cabinet wherein is contained the opview with the cover recrating mechanism and horn of -a disc The cabinet is Secured record talking machine. provided. with a hinged cover.

within the cabinet and across the upper part thereof is ahorizontal partition 2 to the under side of which a motor is secured. The motor comprises the usual spring drums 3 and 1 to one of which a spur gear 5 is attached. The gear is engaged by a pinion 6 on a winding shaft 7 which projects through the side of the casing and isengaged by a crank in any well known manner. The spring drum 4 is provided with a gear 8 which, through agear train in which is located the usual governor, drives a spindle 9 which projects through the partition 2 and carries a turn-table 10which in turn supports a record disc 11.

" The winding shaft 7 is provided with ratchet wheel 12 which is engaged by a pawl 13 to prevent backward movement of the shaft. A. portion 14 of the shaft has a left handed screw thread and carries a nut 15 which is the hub of a spur wheel 16. The

hub is extended on both sides of the gear 16' and carries a yoke 17 which extends upward and projects through a slot 18 in the motor frame. i V

Carried in the motor frame and located above the threaded portiono'f the winding shaft 7 is a shaft 19 which is provided with pinion 20. This pinion has a face of a length approximately equal to that of :the threaded portion of the shaft 7 andis engage-d by the teeth of the gear 16. The

shaft 19 carries at one extremity *thereof a' gear pinion .21 meshing with a gear 22 carried by the drum 4.

The upper end of the yoke 17 above the frame has pivoted thereto a lever 22 to which is pivoted an arm 23 which extends across the motor frame and is pivoted on the spindle 9. The free end of the arm projects upward through a slot 24: in the partition and is provided with an indicator finger 25 which co-operates with a scale 26 on the partition. The scale is calibrated to read four large records and six small records. The lever 22 extends beyond the pivot of the arm 23 and is provided with a slot "27 through which projects the free end of a bar 28. The bar 28 is pivoted to a lever 29 which is carried on a shaft 30 which passes through the partition. The upper end of the shaft 30 carries a brake shoe for engagement with the turn-table to hold the latter against the action of the motor. A spring 31 anchored to the lever 29 bears against the bar 28 to normally hold it inengagement with one end of the slot 27. Carried on the motor frame is a stop 32 provided with; a notch, 33 to receive the free end of the 21128- I I r p V I The partition 2 carries the usual speed indicator and the fitting for the tonearm; The operation of my improved device is as follows: I 7 it hen the motor isbeing wound. thenu lmand with it the gear 16 and the yoke 17, will be movedf to the right in;- Fig; .3 bythe threads 14 until the windingis completed when the parts will be in the positions shown in Figsii 2, 3, and .5. The "yoke will be in the left hand end' ofthe 'slot 18, the bar will be moved away from the'stop 32, the brake ivi'll'be in engagement with the turn-table, and the indicator finger 25 will be atthe extreme right of the slot 24; and indicate on'the scale 26 that-there is enough poweryinthe motor to run off four large or sixsmall records. It will be understoodthat inwinding the springs the gear 16"will be held against rotation by means ofitsengagement with the long" face. pinion 20, and will be moved across the face of the pinion. When it isdesired to operate the machine a' record disc is placed upon the"turn-table,- the tone; arm is swung out, and the sound-boxes swung down with its needle resting in the record groove. The brake is now released and the motonwill" rotate the turn-table in theclock-wise direction. As the springs unwind the gear 222 will rotate the pinion 20 thro'ughthe pinion 21. The gear 16 will rotate through its engagement with thepinioni20, anda's the shaft 14; is held against rotation by the pawl and ratchet, the nut 15 and yoke 17 will be fedto the left in- 5'by the screwthreads 14 on the shaft.

As'the nut and yoke move to the left in Fig.6, the parts will be travelling in the opposite direction as viewed, in Fig, 3. The yoke will move to the right in Fig. 3', and 'carrywith it the short leg-of the arm 23, and 'the bar 28, The finger 25. will move to the left, and by its position will indicate the number of records which; may be run off before-it will be necessary to rewind the motor.- The bar 28 will be caused to f low the movement ofthelever 22 by meansof; the spring-31. v f

hen the finger 25 reaches the position shown in'Fig'i 4, it will indicate thatthereis not enough power in'the motor to run the full record on a large disc, but has just enough to finish the record. The lever' 22 has been moved to nearly its extreme position to the right, and the free-end, of the bar 28 will rest against the stop 32,'as shown dotted lines Eig, 41' Themotor will continue to run the record out, and the further movement of the lever 22 will not affect the bar 28' owing to the slot 27. When the record is'finished, there will stillbe a smalliamountof surplus powerleft in'the motor, and to prevent the needle from scratching the one. substituted.

\Vhen the brake is applied, the lever 29 will swing-down, and the end of the bar 28 will drop into the notch 83, and thebrake shoe will be locked in engagement with, the turn-table and cannot be. released unt1'1, 'the motor has been rewoun di to an extent at least to move. the arm'23' .to the right otthe mark Large I on the scale- 26. When the motor has been, rewound to that extent the lever 22 will be moved to the left sothat the right hand end of the slot 27 will have pushed-the end of'the locltbar out 0f the notchin,.the stop and; the brake shoe; may be} released from engagement with the turn-table. By means of my improvement, the operator can-tell by glancing at the'scale exactly how'man'y -1-e'0rds'may be played; without. rewinding, the scale, yhe willbe assured that when he places a record on the turn-table and releases the brake,jthat the record will be run to its fullbOurseQ v In accordance with the provisions ofthe Patent Statute, I have described; the principle of'm'y invention together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it 'i'lnderstood that the apparatus shown isfmerely illustrative, and-"that the 'inventi'on ca'nbe carried out in other ways without departing from the spiritpf'my invention, p

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and-desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is'as; follows:

1. In a talking machine, the combination o released position, of means for rendering" said brake moving means inoperative to move the brake from its set or-appliedposn t'ionwhen the record carrier has rotated to a predetermined extent-.-

3. In a talking; machine, the combina-' tion with a record carrier, means, for rotat ing said record carrier, a brake for arresting the rotation of-the record carrier, and means and should he neglectto notice with a spring motor, means for winding the spring has unwound to a predetermined extent, and means for indicating when the brake is in locked position.

5:111 a talking machine, the combination spring, of a brake" for arresting the unwind mg of the spring, and means for locking the brake inoperative position when the spring has unwound to a predetermined extent, and visual means for indicating when the brake is in locked position. i

6. In; a talking machine, the combination with a spring motor, a brake, a winding shaft, for the motor, screw threads on the shaft, a nut engagingthe threads, a gear on the nut, and a long faced pinion 1n mesh 7 there-with, means for rotating the long faced pinion by the unwinding of the spring whereby the gear will'be caused to travel longitudinally of the shaft, a yoke actuated by the travel of the gear, of a lever pivoted to theyoke, an arm pivoted to the lever, a pointer on the arm, a scale co-operating with the pointer, a bar carried by the brake, a stop for engaglng the bar, and means carried by the lever for disengaging the bar fromthe stop.'

7. talking machine according to claim 1, and means for indicating the number of records that can be played'before said controlling means is rendered inoperative.

8. The combination in a phonograph with a rotating record carrier, of a plurality of calibrations for different size records and a single indicator coacting therewith for indicating purposes, said calibrations and said indicator having relative movement in synchronism with the movement of the record carrier. 9. The, combination in a phonograph with a rotating record carrier, of a pluralityrof calibrations for different size records, and means coacting therewith for indicating purposes, said calibrations and said means having relative movement in synchronism with the movement of the record carrier.

10. A talking machine having visual means for indicating the number of records which may be played without rewinding, such means comprising an elongated sector plate, there being a slot substantially in the center thereof, reference characters on both sides of said slot, and a pointer to cooperate with the said reference characters, said pointer being mounted to travel in said slot. 11. In a record meter, the combination of a'springmotor, a dial and a pointer, means for moving one of the last two recited elements relatively to the other in one direction when the spring is unwinding, and for moving-said element in the reverse direction when the spring is being wound up, saidmeans comprising an exteriorly threaded element held against bodily movement and rotated when the spring is being wound up.

-1 2.-In a talking machine, an indicating apparatus of the class described, an elon-" gated sectorfplate, there belng a-slot sub-,

stantially in the center thereof, a scale on each side of "said slot, substantially the length of said sector, an arm movable in said slot in a path parallel to the scales, a double indicating pointer carried by the arm cooperating with the said scale and adapted to traverse the scale in one direction when themotor is unwinding, and means to cause the same to travel along the slot in a reverse direction when the motor is being -f13z In a talking machine, a rotating record carrier and means for indicating the num-' ber-of records which have been played, such means comprising indications in terms of records and an indicator, one of said last two elements being movable with the carrier relatively to the other.

14. In a talking machine, a record carrier,

a spring motor, therefor, means for indicatingat all times the number of records which canbe played by the spring with one winding, and at any time, the number of records tliatcan still be played without rewinding, said meanscomprising indications in terms of records, and'an indicator, one of the two being movable with the carrier relatively to the other.

15; A talking machine having an oscillating arm for indicating the spring power of themotor, ascrew' threaded shaft, a gear mounted on said shaft, said arm being operatively connected to the gear mounted on thescrew threaded shaft, a long faced pin} ion in mesh with said gear and adapted to be rotated by the unwinding of the spring, the arrangement being suchthat the gear will be caused to travel longitudinally of the shaft in opposite direct-ions asthe spring is being unwound or rewound.

16. In a talking machine, the combination with a spring motor, a brake, a turn-table spindle, a turn-table, means for winding the shaft for the motor, screw threadson the.

shaft, a gear engaging the threads,and a;

long faced pin-ion: in mesh therewith, means;

for rotating thelong faced pinion bythe unwinding of the spring whereby thegear'will be; caused to travel longitudinally of the shaft, means actuated-by the travel of the gear, of a lever pivoted to said: means, an arm pivoted to the lever, apointer'on thearm, and a scale co-operating with the pointer.

18-. Ina talking machine-,the combination with a spring motor, means. for winding; the spring, and a brake lever for arrestingthe unwinding of the spring, an. elongated sector plate, there being a slot substantially in the center thereof, a scale on: each side of said slot, substantially the length of said sector, an arm actuated by the unwinding of the spring movable in said slot in a path parallel to the scales, a double indicating pointer carried byv the arm and adapted to traverse the scale in one direction when the motor is unwinding, and means to cause the; samev to travel along the slot in a reverse. direction when the motor isbeing woundg 19.. In a talking machine, the combination with a spring motor, a brake, a turn table spindle, a turn-table, means; for winding the motor, a gear on a screw threaded shaft, a. long faced pinion in mesh therewith, means for rotating the pinion, a pivoted oscillating arm carrying a pointer, and visual means 00.- operating with the pointer, "for indicating the number of records which may be played without rewinding, such means comprising an, elongated index dial plate, having reference characters, said pointer being mounted to. travel across, the face o-fsaid dial.

2.0. na talking machinathe ombination with a. spring. mo or, a brake, a winding shaft for the. mot r, re threads o he shaft, a nut engaging the threads, a gear on the nut, and a long faced pinion in mesh therewitlnmeans for rotating the long faced pinion by the unwinding of the spring ence characters, said pointer being mounted to travel across the face of said dial.

2-1. In a talking machine, the combination 'with a springmotor, a turntable spindle, an,

oscillating arm provided with an opening, said arm being pivoted on said spindle to; move in timed relation thereto when-trawl ling insone direct-ion, visual means, for indir: catlng the number of records whichgmay be played without rewinding, such means J m prising an elongated index dial plate, having: reference. character s,-and a pointer carried .by the oscillating arm, mounted to, travel across. the face ofisaid dial. 3

22'. In a. talking machine, the combination with a spring motor, a brake, a windingshaft for the motor, screw threads .ontlie shaft, a gear engagin-g the, threads, and'a long faced pinion in, mesh therewith, means for rotating-the long faced pinion bythe unwinding of-the spring wherebythe' ear will be caused to. travel; lg'mgitudi nallyv o the shaft, a, yoke actuated by the travel of the gear, of, a. lever pivoted to, the yoke, an arm pivoted to the lever, a. pointer on the arm, and a scale co-operating with the poi-nter.

23-. In, a talking machine, the combination with. a. pr ng tor, ahrake, awi-ndi g shaf f the motor, screw th ea s on, the shaft,v a ge gaging; t e hreads, and a. long faced pinion inmesh therewith, means for rotating the long faced pinion by the unwinding of the spring 'whereb .the gear will be, caused to travel longiti l inally of the shaft, means. actuated by the travel of the gear,, of'a lever pivoted to the said means,.an arm pivoted to the lever, a pointer on the arm, and a scale co-operating withthe pointer.

This specification signed'this 15th day of May, 1915. f

' V FRANK MA OCSAY. 

